• Urology journal · Jun 2019

    Comparative Study

    Comparison of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Methods For Management of Big- Sized Kidney Stones(? 4 cm): Single Center Retrospective Study.

    • Ahmet Nihat Karakoyunlu, Mehmet Caglar Cakici, Sercan Sari, Emre Hepsen, Hakki Ugur Ozok, Azmi Levent Sagnak, Hikmet Topaloglu, Aykut Bugra Senturk, and Hamit Ersoy.
    • Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences , Dıskapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. nkarakoyunlu@gmail.com.
    • Urol J. 2019 Jun 17; 16 (3): 232-235.

    AbstractPurpose: Management of ? 4 cm sized kidney stone is a rarely seen problem in urology. Few studies are present about this issue. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy(PNL), Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery(RIRS) and open surgery are the methods used in stone management. In our study we aimed to compare RIRS and PNL in the management of ? 4 cm sized kidney stones.

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